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Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities – have your say!

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

In 1978, Cabell Publishing, Inc. was founded to help professors, graduate students, and researchers publish their manuscripts in academic journals. This information includes addresses, phones, e-mails and web sites for our listed journals making Cabell’s Directories an easy point of … Continue reading →

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Free February Access to Visual Arts via Art Access

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Taylor & Francis are providing free access to their Visual Arts collection via Art Access until February 28th. Users can explore 19 visual arts journals. Subjects covered include art history, photography, art therapy and visual culture. Three of the journals … Continue reading →

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London Review of books – Database trial

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Since 1979, the London Review of Books has stood up for the tradition of the literary and intellectual essay in English. Each issue contains up to 15 long reviews and essays by academics, writers and journalists. There are also shorter … Continue reading →

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Social Theory resource on trial

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

Social Theory from Alexander Street Press provides a comprehensive coverage of major social thinkers together with seminal texts from lesser writers. Essential for study in the areas of politics, economics, history, psychology, anthropology, religion, and literature, the works of many … Continue reading →

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ARTStor now on trial

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

ARTStor is a “digital library of more than one million images and related data in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present and manage images for research and pedagogical … Continue reading →

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Palgrave e-book Collection database on trial

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

On trial until 9 October 2009 Palgrave Connect is an ebook collection in the Humanities, the Social Sciences and Business. Over 4000 Palgrave Macmillan ebooks are available in collections organized by year of publication and by discipline. Categories for education … Continue reading →

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SAGE Reference Online

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

We have a trial currently of Sage Reference Online. It covers a range of discipline areas but the relevant works in education are listed below. Let us know what you think via the feedback form. Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and … Continue reading →

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Emerald ebook series on trial

Posted on June 1, 2009 by

There is currently a trial of ebooks from Emerald. Some of the series from the social sciences collection include: Advances in Early Education and Day Care Advances in Research on Teaching Advances in Special Education Comparative Social Research International Perspectives … Continue reading →

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Naxos Music Library on trial

Posted on December 10, 2008 by

The Library has just organised a trial of Naxos Music Library which is a comprehensive collection of online music covering Classical, Jazz and World music. See the Library information for login details and don’t forget to provide some feedback if … Continue reading →

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Scopus database on trial

Posted on October 16, 2008 by

The Library has a trial currently of Scopus, a major abstract and citation database and web-based research tool provided by Elsevier in cooperation with a number of university research libraries. It covers the broad discipline areas, including the social sciences. … Continue reading →

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